Powered by Zoomin Software. For more details please contactZoomin

OpenEdge ABL API Reference

Table of Contents

OpenEdge.Core.Util.BuilderRegistry

Save PDF
Save selected topicSave selected topic and subtopicsSave all topics
Share
Share to emailCopy topic URL
Print
  • Last Updated: January 15, 2026
  • 4 minute read
    • OpenEdge
    • Version 12.8
    • Documentation
Namespace: OpenEdge.Core.Util
Type: Class BuilderRegistry
Parent Classes:
Progress.Lang.Object
OpenEdge.Core.Util.BuilderRegistry

Inherits: Progress.Lang.Object

Copyright (c) 2016-2019, 2021 by Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
File:BuilderRegistry
Purpose:General registry for name/Progress.Lang.Class pairs used
by the various builders.
Author(s):pjudge
Created:Thu Feb 12 11:39:54 EST 2015
Notes:* this is technically a typed Map, but will be kept separate
/* Returns the number of mappings in this map.



Method Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  Clear () /** Clears all the entries from this registry */
  Progress.Lang.Class Get (character) /** Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise. @param character The name of the content type to register @return Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .*/
  Progress.Lang.Class Get (Class) /** Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise. @param Progress.Lang.Class The name of the key @return Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .*/
  Progress.Lang.Class Get (Enum) /** Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise. @param Progress.Lang.Enum The name of the key @return Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .*/
  CHARACTER GetKeys () /** Returns an array of the key names in this registry. @return character[] The key values. Indeterminate array if empty. */
  LOGICAL Has (character) /** Indicates whether a content type is registered or not. @param character The name of the content type to register @return logical True if the content type is registered */
  LOGICAL Has (Class) /** Indicates whether a key is registered or not. @param Progress.Lang.Class The name of the key @return logical True if the content type is registered */
  LOGICAL Has (Enum) /** Indicates whether a key is registered or not. @param Progress.Lang.Enum The name of the key @return logical True if the content type is registered */
  LOGICAL Put (character, character) /** Registers type for a key @param character The key of the type to register @param character The type of the writer used to process that type @return logical True if the type was previously registered */
  LOGICAL Put (character, Class) /** Registers type for a key @param character The key of the type to register @param Class The type of the writer used to process that type @return logical True if the type was previously registered */
  LOGICAL Put (Class, Class) /** Registers type for a key @param Progress.Lang.Class The key of the type to register @param Class The type of the writer used to process that type @return logical True if the type was previously registered */
  LOGICAL Put (Enum, Class) /** Registers type for a key @param Progress.Lang.Enum The key of the type to register @param Class The type of the writer used to process that type @return logical True if the type was previously registered */
  PutAll (BuilderRegistry) /* Adds the contents of one registry to another. THis is an overwite operation (ie existing maps are overwritten; new ones added) Call Clear() to delete nefore additions. @param BuilderRegistry THe source of entries to add */
  LOGICAL Remove (character) /** Deregisters a content type writer @param character The name of the content type to register @return logical True if the content type was previously registered */

Constructor Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  BuilderRegistry () /** Default constructor */
  BuilderRegistry (BuilderRegistry) /** Constructor Creates clone of the input registry into the current one. @param BuilderRegistry THe source registry */
  BuilderRegistry (Class) /** Constructor @param Progress.Lang.Class The type that the registered value must conform to (via IsA() ). */

Property Summary
  Options Name Purpose
  INTEGER Size
  Progress.Lang.Class ValueType


Method Detail
Top

Clear ()

Purpose: Clears all the entries from this registry
Top

Progress.Lang.Class Get (character)

Purpose: Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise.
Parameters:
pcTypeKey CHARACTER
 
Returns Progress.Lang.Class
  Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .
Top

Progress.Lang.Class Get (Class)

Purpose: Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise.
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Class
 
Returns Progress.Lang.Class
  Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .
Top

Progress.Lang.Class Get (Enum)

Purpose: Returns a registered type, if it exists. returns null otherwise.
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Enum
 
Returns Progress.Lang.Class
  Progress.Lang.Class A valid value if it exists. Null otherwise .
Top

CHARACTER GetKeys ()

Purpose: Returns an array of the key names in this registry.
Returns CHARACTER
  character[] The key values. Indeterminate array if empty.
Top

LOGICAL Has (character)

Purpose: Indicates whether a content type is registered or not.
Parameters:
pcTypeKey CHARACTER
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the content type is registered
Top

LOGICAL Has (Class)

Purpose: Indicates whether a key is registered or not.
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Class
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the content type is registered
Top

LOGICAL Has (Enum)

Purpose: Indicates whether a key is registered or not.
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Enum
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the content type is registered
Top

LOGICAL Put (character, character)

Purpose: Registers type for a key
Parameters:
pTypeKey CHARACTER
 
pType CHARACTER
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the type was previously registered
Top

LOGICAL Put (character, Class)

Purpose: Registers type for a key
Parameters:
pcTypeKey CHARACTER
 
poType Progress.Lang.Class
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the type was previously registered
Top

LOGICAL Put (Class, Class)

Purpose: Registers type for a key
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Class
 
pType Progress.Lang.Class
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the type was previously registered
Top

LOGICAL Put (Enum, Class)

Purpose: Registers type for a key
Parameters:
pTypeKey Progress.Lang.Enum
 
pType Progress.Lang.Class
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the type was previously registered
Top

PutAll (BuilderRegistry)

/* Adds the contents of one registry to another. THis is an overwite
operation (ie existing maps are overwritten; new ones added)
Call Clear() to delete nefore additions.
Parameters:
poRegistry OpenEdge.Core.Util.BuilderRegistry
 
Top

LOGICAL Remove (character)

Purpose: Deregisters a content type writer
Parameters:
pcTypeKey CHARACTER
 
Returns LOGICAL
  logical True if the content type was previously registered


Constructor Detail
Top

BuilderRegistry ()

Purpose: Default constructor
Top

BuilderRegistry (BuilderRegistry)

Purpose: Constructor
Creates clone of the input registry into the current one.
Parameters:
poRegistry OpenEdge.Core.Util.BuilderRegistry
 
Top

BuilderRegistry (Class)

Purpose: Constructor
(via IsA() ).
Parameters:
poValueType Progress.Lang.Class
 


Property Detail
Top

INTEGER Size

Returns INTEGER
 
Top

Progress.Lang.Class ValueType

Returns Progress.Lang.Class
 


TitleResults for “How to create a CRG?”Also Available inAlert